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Originally Posted by G-Benz
I think the size of the surface required to effectiviely perform your work required a "standing" posture. I used have a drafting job during the summers I attended college, and I couldn't imagine doing the same job sitting the way I do at my IT job.
Our cubicicle walls are chest-high, so if enough folks started working while standing up, the company would have to invest in taller partitions...
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Like Julio, I'm plenty old enough to have spent time on "a board." In fact I'm a good bit older than Julio.
I took several years of drafting in High School. I don't know how many hours in college (Engineering Graphics) and a number of my early career years were spent at a drafting board. I always had a tall stool, but rarely sat on it.
The first company supplied computer I ever had AutoCad on, went on top of my drafting board and I stood to use it about as much as I stood to draw. Shortly after that, the drafting board was moved out and a desk like table took its place with the computer. I remember how weird it was to be "drawing" while sitting down.
Today, there is a whole generation of Engineers in the middle to late stages of their career who probably never have drawn a single line on Velum. If that doesn't make me feel old, nothing will.